Black Star Physical Therapy and Wellness

30/08/2025

✨ Flashback + Reflection ✨
This week Black Star PT & Wellness turned 4 years old 🎉.

Year 4 was about saying YES to new spaces, community classes, hiring help, consistency, and promotion.

It wasn’t always easy (hello, learning curves + full schedules), but leaning into discomfort showed me what’s working, what’s not, and where I’m headed next.

August being Wellness Month made it the perfect time to pause, reflect, and refocus, on business, on balance, and on being present.

Here’s to growth, wellness, and what’s to come.

👉🏾 How do YOU pause and reflect when life feels full?

27/08/2025

🏈 My kids just went back to school, and in a few weeks they’ll be starting flag football. It’s that time, fall camps, after-school sports, and extra practice.

A reminder for parents: kids are not mini adults. They may not complain about pain, but these signs tell you when it’s time for a break (just like you need one too!):
⚠️ Pain that lingers or gets worse
⚠️ Trouble sleeping / constant fatigue
⚠️ Performance slipping instead of improving
⚠️ Mood changes / loss of interest in sport

Keep your young athletes healthy, overtraining can sneak up fast.

What sport are your kiddos getting ready for? Have they had any injuries? Let’s talk in the comments

27/08/2025

🎉 4 Years Strong! 🎉
Black Star PT & Wellness is celebrating our 4-year anniversary, and I’m so grateful for YOU! 🖤

To celebrate, our updated Wellness Guide (launched in June) is back full of tips and tools to feel your best.

✨ Grab your copy now! Link below

Here’s to health, strength, and wellness—together!

✅ A goal-setting worksheet to kickstart success ✅ Anti-inflammatory meal plan + grocery list ✅ Easy, at-home workouts (click + go!) ✅ BONUS: 14-day free trial to the fitness community

20/08/2025

💡 ✨ 5 Tips for Listening to Your Body (and Actually Recovering) ✨

This month I realized something important: I wasn’t just tired… I was depleted. Now, I’m focused on building myself back up one intentional habit at a time.

Here are 5 tips helping me (and maybe you, too):
1️⃣ Stay Hydrated — aim for 90oz to support muscle & joint recovery.
2️⃣ Fuel with Greens — my daily juice gives me energy without the crash.
3️⃣ Protect Your Sleep — a timer helps me shut down the late-night scrolling.
4️⃣ Stretch Daily — even 5 minutes of yoga or patio stretching makes a difference.
5️⃣ Breathe & Reflect — breathwork + journaling grounds my mornings.

Recovery isn’t passive. It’s an active process of listening, adjusting, and choosing what your body truly needs.

Which of these 5 tips do you need most right now?

18/08/2025

🌿 August is National Wellness Month 🌿

This month I’ve had no choice but to practice what I preach: rest is part of training.

For weeks I pushed through thinking I was just “tired.” But when I finally spoke with a specialist, I learned my fatigue was actually chronic anemia. I wasn’t just tired, I was depleted.

Now, as I focus on treatment and healing, I’m slowing down and making recovery a non-negotiable part of my wellness plan. Rest looks different for all of us but, it’s just as essential as the workouts, the meetings, and the endless to-do lists we prioritize.

In this week’s carousel, I’m sharing the simple ways I’m intentionally building rest and recovery into my routine this month. I hope it reminds you that slowing down is not a setback it’s part of the process.

➡️ Swipe through and tell me: What’s one way you’re choosing rest this week?

11/08/2025

This past weekend, Thelma and Louis, I mean, My coworker Marta and I headed just south to attend a headaches course.

This was my first in person course in a while as I got very used to staying at home, logging into zoom, camera off as needed and participating as needed for my certificate of completion but this class was definitely one that was better to be in the room. There was a handful of us which was nice as the instructor could go around and really help with our hand placements and techniques as it was a manual therapy course for headaches.

Thanks . Your set up for live hybrid is pretty amazing! Kudos